Moon Mission

Artist's illustration of Astrobotic's CubeRover and Griffin lunar lander on the surface of the moon. (Image credit: Astrobotic/Mission Control) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Astrobotic's next moon mission will send not one but two rovers to Earth's nearest neighbor. The Pittsburgh-based company plans to launch the first-ever mission of its Griffin…

The U.S. government has directed NASA to give the moon its own time zone. The space agency has until the end of 2026 to establish "Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC),"according to a memo sent to NASA by the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Lunar time will run differently…

Lander by Houston company Intuitive Machines is the first commercial craft to touch down on lunar surface US company Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar landing vehicle sent back this image before its historic touchdown. Photo: Intuitive Machines Powered by automated translation A Moon mission that marked the first time a commercial…

A selfie snapped by Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander on the surface of the moon on Feb. 22, 2024. The company shared this shot via X on Feb. 29, 2024, the day Odie powered down. (Image credit: Intuitive Machines) The first successful private moon-landing mission is officially over. On Feb. 22,…

Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is slated to blast off on Monday, January 8, carrying an assortment of goodies, including cutting-edge scientific rovers, bitcoin, and a piece of Mount Everest. No doubt, this ain’t your grandfather’s Moon mission, as the era of commercial space deliveries is now upon us. The Moon…

An illustration of the COLEMNA microrobots on the lunar surface. (Image credit: UNAM/LINX) A historic private moon mission launches early on Monday (Jan. 8), and flying aboard will be five tiny robots developed in collaboration by a team of 250 university students in Mexico. Astrobiotic's Peregrine Mission One will launch…

Foreign Affairs The failure of Luna-25 is the result of generational problems in the Russian space program. The latest bitter joke circulating in Moscow is that their ill-fated Luna-25 moon probe smashed to bits after mysteriously falling out of a 10th floor window of the Luna Hilton. Other even less…

Last Updated: August 23, 2023, 23:29 IST Moscow, Russia A screenshot shows a representation of Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on the Moon’s surface on August 23. (Image: screengrab from ISRO's YouTube video) India’s third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole at 6.04 pm Wednesday after a flawless…

AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi India's spacecraft taking off in July # Historic India's low-budget Moon mission set for touchdown tonight The latest mission comes just days after Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years crashed on the lunar surface. INDIA IS PREPARING for its latest attempted Moon landing, a historic…

ADVERTISEMENT India announces schedule of Moon mission's soft landing by Simon Mansfield Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 22, 2023 In an eagerly awaited announcement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed the Chandrayaan-3 mission's Lander Module is on track for a soft landing on the Moon's surface on August 23…